I used Confetti Cream (retired) card stock but you could easily substitute Naturals Ivory or Very Vanilla. I "bleached" the Early Espresso card stock using the Stamp set Just Believe. The sentiment is from Curly Cute. I stamped Happy Birthday twice; once in Early Espresso ink and then stamped over the sentiment with Illuminate ink.

I sponged the Confetti Cream with Soft Suede. The button is from the Spring Catalog Artisan Embellishments Kit (wish I had more of those buttons!) and I sponged the button a little too.

There's a little piece of Early Espresso tulle ribbon tied with the Natural Linen Thread under that button. Another version of this card has a different button treatment for a more masculine effect. This one uses the Brushed Bronze Button.

Most of the card stock edges have been distressed a bit.

If you'd like to give bleachig try, send me an email and we can do some bleaching.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Most of the time, when I am putting a card design together, I have more "parts" than I need for the finished product. I try this here and try that there until I end up with the final version of the card.

This time, I decided to use all the elements and create three cards; two Birthday Cards and one Thinking of You card. So here is what happened.

I used Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla and Midnight Muse card stock and Midnight Muse ink. The stamps sets are Moving Forward, Feeling Sentimental and Itty Bitty Banners. I used Labels, Window Frames and Bitty Banners Framelits and the corresponding Piercing Mats.
The DSP is from the Print Poetry Paper Stack.

The embossing Folders are Fancy Fan and Lacy Brocade.

So I stamped and die cut and pierced and arranged and re-arranged. Here are the results.

Both these bicycle cards have a touch of Crushed Curry flowers in the baskets.

I used SU Jewels Basic Pearls to embellish the wheels and the SU Crochet Trim Lace

This next one is my favorite.

So, if you are setting out to make a card, and have extra parts, why not make three?

My husband's grandson turned 2 years old and is having his birthday party tomorrow. It was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but got postponed due to Nemo. So here are Elmo, Oscar, Cookie, and Big Bird to wish him a Happy Second Birthday!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Thank you for joining us for the February Pals Blog Hop! Today the
Stampin' Pretty Pals are excited to introduce you to the Stampin' Up! products
we LOVE. We hope you find new ideas for using the products you already have - or
find new items to add to your wishlist.

You should have just left stop number 10 on the Pals Hop -
Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space If so, you are in the right
spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along
from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

As I thought about the products I love, I didn't know which products to share today. There is just so much to love and not enough time to stamp. I decided to share a project using the Natural Composition Specialty DSP. This paper is great because it contains glossy, raised designs. Just sponge some ink on the paper and you're good to go.I sponged some Midnight Muse, my favorite In Color, on the floral design lined Natural Composition DSP. I mounted the design on some Soft Suede Card Stock. Then I stamped a Butterfly from Papillion Potpourri and punched it out with the matching Elegant Butterfly punch. (two more of the products I love).The Burlap Ribbon is the Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon on page 20 of the Spring Catalog. That's a Midnight Muse Dahlia as a flower center. The sentiment is from Vintage Verses in the Sale A Bration flyer, also stamped in Midnight Muse on the Natural Composition DSP. So the products I love, that I am drawn to over and over are the Neutrals Collections papers and inks, Butterflies (small, medium and large) and Midnight Muse.The next stop is Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers, stop number 12 on
the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

Monday, February 4, 2013

One of my favorite new stamps is Stampin' Up!'s Swallowtail from the Spring Catalog (page 18). It is one of my biggest stamps and usually with big stamps, I stamp off the card a bit because the image doesn't fit on a 5.5" X 4.25" card. That's what I did with the Medallion Stamp. I made some pretty cards with the medallion, but I was never able to get the whole image on a card.

With the Swallowtail, I decided to try cutting out the image and let it overhang just a bit on the card. Much to my delight, the Swallowtail is very easy to cut out with my snips and I think it is very impressive on a card.

I found that embossing and then coloring with my Stampin' Up! Watercolor pencils produced a very nice image. Here it is on Daffodil Delight w/Black card stock. The "Love" sentiment is from Pennant Parade, punched with the Petite Curly Label Punch from Sale A Bration.

The second Swallowtail below is embossed only-no coloring. I wanted to feature the beautiful image on the Print Poetry DSP from the Paper Stack on page 16 of the Spring Catalog. This is all Midnight Muse, my favorite In Color.

Here is one of my Valentines created with the Love You Much stamp from the Best of Love set.

I used a Whisper White card stock base and the Core'dinations Card stock in Primrose Petals, embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder. I sponged some SU Illuminate ink to get a little sheen on the honeycomb.

Most of the elements of this card are found in the Spring Catalog. That's a SU White Tea Lace Doily, the Lacey Heart is from the More Amore DSP (on page 10 of the Spring Catalog) and the lacey-looking Brad is one of the Designer Builder brads (also on page 10). The tiny heart inside the builder brad was punched form the More Amore DSP! Its just perfect inside the brad.

The ribbon is SU Primrose Petals in the main catalog on page 172. I stamped the "Love You Much" with SU in color Raspberry Ripple.

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About Me

I work in Human Resources. I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator a few years ago and enjoy introducing stamping to others,
If you are interested in learning more about Stampin' Up! or would like to schedule a workshop, email me at droberts1252@gmail.com You can hostess a workshop for a few friends in your home or at mine, just give me a call (401-862-5786).